Potential Tropical Cyclone No. 8 has formed in the southwestern Caribbean this afternoon. This system will likely strengthen further and soon become Rafael as it makes its journey to the north. A hurricane is possible as it nears Cuba and sits underneath an upper-level anticyclone,

The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is closely monitoring a disturbance in the Caribbean Sea that is expected to become a tropical storm later today. A Tropical Storm Warning has been issued for Jamaica as the system approaches the island.

Tropical Storm Rafael formed in the Caribbean on Monday, a storm that's predicted to intensify into a hurricane and threaten the Gulf Coast this weekend.